ST. LOUIS — Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man they say was involved in carjacking a marked police vehicle on Friday night.
Around 7 p.m. on Friday, officers in District 3 took a report about a stolen Chevrolet Silverado from the 3400 block of Oregon Avenue.
Then around 8:30 p.m., officers took another report about a carjacking involving the same vehicle that took place in the 2700 block of Keokuk Street. According to police, the 26-year-old victim said he saw two males get out of the Silverado with guns. One of the suspects hit the victim before both of them stole the Chevrolet Cruze from the him, police said.
SLMPD's District 1 officers spotted the Silverado around 9:30 p.m. and tried to pull the vehicle over but the pursuit turned into a high-speed chase, according to the police report.
The chase led the suspects to Cherokee Street, where three people fled from the Silverado. According to the police report, officers arrested a 23-year-old man and recovered two guns they believe he tried to discard as he fled the scene.
One of the guns was stolen from St. Peters, the preliminary report from SLMPD said.
After officers handcuffed the suspect and placed him in the backseat of the marked police Tahoe, the suspect sped off, while officers were standing nearby, according to the police report.
The police Tahoe was tracked to Osage Street and Illinois Avenue where the suspect struck a tree, police said. The suspect was still inside the vehicle without handcuffs.
The suspect was placed in handcuffs again for escaping custody and stealing the police Tahoe. He was also taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
SLMPD has not confirmed if the suspect that was arrested was involved in carjacking the Silverado.
This is an ongoing investigation.